Apparatus for receiving bank-deposits.



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APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BANK DEPOSITS. APPLICATloN FILED MAR. lo, 1913.R'r-:NEwx-:D APR. 20. 1917.

I. W. HIPWELL L L. M. HOPKINS.

APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BANK DEPOSITS.

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APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BANK DEPOSITS. APPLICATION FILED MAR.10. Isls.RENEwEn APR. 20. 19u.

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APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING BANK DEPOSITS.

APPLlcAnoN FILED MAR. lo, 1913. RENEwED APR.20,19|1.

1,259,399. Patented Mar. 12, 1918.

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UNITED STATESl PATENT oEEIcE.

J' OHN W. HDEWELL, 0F MAYWOOD, ALND LOUIS M. HOPKINS, OF CHICAGU,ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, 0F ONE-HALF TO SAID HIPWELL AND ONE-HALF T0 LOUIS A. KOHN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Speciceti-on of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 12, 1918,.

Application led March 10, 1913, Serial No. 753,294. Renewed Api-1120,1917. Serial No; 163,538.

lowingis a specification.

rihe object of the present invention is to provide practical means forfacilitating and making easier the depositing of. money or securities inbanks, or other institutions for safe keeping.

The, essentlal elements of an apparatus used in carrying the inventioninto effectv is a strong box or receiver, the interior of whicheitherleads directly to the counting room of a bank, or, if located at aplace remote from the bank, is accessible to only an Vauthorizedrepresentative of the bank, to-

gether with means associated with the reeeiver`7 forautomatically'deliveringlto the depositor a receipt for the packagedeposited, and an essential element of the present invention is meansassociated with the receiver for aiiixing tothe package and to thereceipt mutual identification marks, preferably serial numbers, forfuture comparison of the envelop or other wrapper of the package and thereceipt. i

Another' element of the invention is means for-imprinting upon thepackage or receipt,

or both, a record of the day and hour (either orboth) that the depositis made.

Still another element of the invention is a lock by which the shutter ofthe admission slot of thev receiver is kept closed, and the mechanismassociated with the receiver is vlocked to prevent its operation, untila key box or 'receiver and some ofthe other parts being shown invertical section.

Fig. 1a is a detail.

Fi 2 is a horizontal section thereof on the'lme 2-2 the cutting piane ofthe section being shown in plan. 1

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the type-form face of the base section or boxof the printing ap )aratus looking at the printing face thereo asindicated by the arrow 3, Fig. 2.

Fi t -is a horizontal section thereof on the line 4-10, Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation thereof in different vertical planesthat are perpendicular to the printing plane of the form.

Fig. '6 is anend elevation thereof, viewed in the direction of the arrow6, Figs. 2 and 7, and showing more particularly the inking mechanism.

Fig. 7 is a horizontal section of a portion of the apparatus on a largerscale, on the line 7 7, Fig. l, and showing more particularly theShutter of the admission slot, of the receiver and the permutation lock.

Fig. 8 is a vertical transverse section thereof on the line 8 8, Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a front elevation of the complete apparatus.

Fig. l0 "is a horizontal section, showing more particularly,thepreferred form of the numbering and time indicating mechanism (Enfthe printing apparatus on the line li--10,

Fig. il is a face view of the combined envelop or Wrapper for containingthe matterto be deposited, and the key for unlocking the apparatus. y

Fig. l2 is a vieW of the reverse face thereof.

Fig-13 is a face view of a coincard, which is intended to be containedin the envelop and forms a portion of the complete wrapper and key. wFig. 14 is a perspective view thereof.

Fig. 15 is a detail View.

Fig. 16 is a horizontal section of the chute showing its two branches.Fig. 17 is a perspective view of the envelop before it is closed andsealed.

The vapparatus has a box or` casing, l, herein called the receiver,which is prefer- Fig. 1, all of the parts below Y ably made of castmetal and may bc-of any desired shape or capacity that will meet therequirements hereinafter described. The front wall, 2, of the receiverhas through it an opening, or slot, 3, for the insertionof packagesadapted to contain the money or securities which it is 'desired todeposit in the bank, and the wrappers or inclosures of these packagesmust,of course, be appropriate to their purpose. For depositing checks,paper currency and coins, I prefer to use a wrapper having a pocketportion 4 Iand as an integrant part thereof, a check or stub, 5,.theenvelop being of suiiicient size to receive within it a com card, fixenone face yof which a pocket for receiving paper money, checks and othersecurities is formed by a single piece of paper, 7, that is yfolded onceso that one lof its leaves when pasted to the back of the card forms thebot tom of the coin pockets, 8, while the other leaf above Ithefold-line is conterminous with the card, and forms'the pocket. The carditself is of somewhat greater width than the pocket thus formed, andthat portion, 9, of it, which extends Abeyond the foldfline forms inelfect and in fact a key, which is appropriate to the lock by which ashutter, 10, for closin the slot, 3, 1s held in closed position, and oYer parts of the apparatus are locked so as to be incapable ofoperation, as hereinafter described. To this end, that portion of thecard which forms the key, 9, is

I register with a correspondin provided with any desired number ofnotches, 11, 12, etc., which are adapted to number of tumblers, 14, 15,etc., or portions of them which are accessible through the slot, 3. Theshutter is preferably made of a comparatively thick and heavy metalplate havmg vertical notches, 17, 18, etc., in'which the tumblers, 14,15, etc., are located, and are circumferential ggioves,

free to'swin about a common pivot-rod, 20, to receive W 'ch each of thetumblers is pro.-

vided with a circular eye, or perforation, near its upper end, thepivot-rod, 20, being v in a shaft, 25, w

' :tary and end-wise movement, s o that as lon as the fingers are whollybetween the sho ders resulting from their respective circumferentialgrooves, 22, 23, etc., the shaft is free to rotate relatively' to theshutter, which latter has a cylindrical bore, in which the shaft fitsloosely. The shaft is alsoprof Avided with a llongitudinal groove, 26,which opens into the circumferential grooves, so that when all of thetumblers are moved about their pivotal axes until all of the in gersproject in the same radial direction, the shaft'may' be moved end-wiseand the iingers will be thereby caused to enter the longitudinal groove.It is manifest that when this takes place the rotation of the shaft will-carry the shutter with it, and vwhen rotated in the proper directionthe shutter will be moved away from the front wall of the receiver, andthe slot, 3, thereby opened.

It is manifest that in order to brin all of the fingers into radialalinement, eac must be moved through an arc depending upon its angularposition relativel to the axis of movement, and to this en the notches,11, 12, etc., of the key are made of different depths, each appropriateto the required movement of the correspondin tumbler. Hence, by givingthe, fingers di erent anlar ositions and making the slots of the ey Aocorrespondingly differing depths, a great number of permutations may bemade. The number may be still further increased changing the distanceapart of the tumthe ke serting the envelop or package through the slot,3, is to unlock the shutter and permit it to be opened, but dependenceis not had upon the pressure of the envelop against the shutter foropening. This, however, might be done if'the envelop and thecontainedcard were made of material of suicient strength, but in order tominimize cost it is preferable to make the envelop of stout paper andthe key of card-board, and where 1t is intended that the apparatus mayreceive coins, the same piece of card-board may be used for forming boththe key and the coin card of known character. l

The ends of the shaft, 25, are mounted in bearings, 27 and 28, supportedby the receiver and one end of theshaft is cut away as shown at 29,leavin a non-circular projection, 30, which, as s own in the drawing, 1sof semi-circular shape, and is adapted to be received in a correspondingsocket in the bearing, 27, so that so long as vthe non-circularprojection occupies the socket, the shaft is held against rotation, butby moving the shaft end-wise' to brin the non-circular wail the parathus fr described, con? structed as described, the first effect of inrsand their corresponding notches of* projection out of its soc et, theunder-side of said rojection will act as a -ournalfor the sha and turnin the circular journal bearin 27. Normally, the projection, 30, is helin its socket by alspring 31, which surrounds the shaft and bearsy inone direction against it through the medium of a collar, 32, which isnon-rotatively secured to the shaft, the pressure of the spring in theopposite direction being transmitted to the through a'limited are, thisrelativeA movement beine` limited 'by shoulders or projections Von thecollar and lever, respectively, which are adapted to engage each other io when 4thelever has been permitted to move independently through thedesired arc. The lower end of this lever is jointed to one'end of alink, 35, the other end of which is jointed to the upper end of a lever,36, which latter is, in turn, supported bv a fulcrum pin, 37, projectingfrom the side, 38, of the receiver.' Below the fulcrum pin, 37, thelever, 36, is provided with ,a 4slotted arm, 39, and into the cam slot,40, of this arm, projectsa pin, 41, carried by a lever, 42, which isnon-rotatively secured Ato the main shaft, 43, of the apparatus. Thisshaft turs in suitable bearings supported by. or formed withV thereceiver, and one'of its ends projects and carries a lever, 44, having ahandle, 445, by which al1 of the parts contained within the receiver areeither operated or conditioned to operate. The-pin, 41, will, of course,

tmove m an arc about the axis of the shaft,

.43, and the cam slot 40, is so shaped and disposed that as thepin-travels through a short ortion of itspermitted movement, it willear'against one side of the cam slot and rocll:` the lever, 36, aboutits fulcrum, so as to move-the link35, in the direction of the arrow inFig. 1, and thereby move the lever, 34. As before stated, the initialmovement of this lever will have no effect upon the shaft, 25, but theengaging cam surfaces carried by the lever and the collar, 32, will movethe shaft, 25, end-wise, thereby unlocking it and permitting it to berotated.

Manifestly, this cannot' take place until the` key has iirst beenpresented to the .accessible portions of the tumblers, 14, l5, etc., andsaid tumblers moved to bring all of the fingers, 21, into radialalinement with the groove 26 whereby when the shaft is moved en dwisesaid fingers will enter said groove and, therebyl connect the shaft,25,`and `the shutter. Thus conditioned movement of the lever, 42, inthedirection of the arrow will move the shutter away from the slot, 3,and leave it completely opened permitting articles havingthe keyfeatures to pass into the receiver-.by gravity. rThat portion of the camslot, 40, which produces this movement is only suiiiciently long toinsure the removal of the shutter from the path of the article orpackage, and the remaining portion of thecam slot, 40, is of such shapethat the piu, 4.1 will travel in it without movlng the lever, 36.

Movement 1s also taken from this lever,

- 36, which lin turn derives its movement from the hand lever, 44, foroperating the serial numbering wheel or train of wheels. After thepackage passes the shutter, it is conducted by a gravity-slide or chute46. By 4"fravity slide is meant a art having a supporting surface uponwhich the article is adapted to rest disposed at suchan angle withrelation to the horizon that the article will' l'or ears, 49, secured bybolts or screws to the front wall, 2, of the receiver. The top, 50, ofthis box is preferably removable, so as to afford access to thecontained parts, and one side of the box is in the form of a removableplate, (or plates) 51, which is, in fact, a die plate, and has on its'outer face the types of some of the characters which it is desired toprint upon the article deposited through the slot, 3. rlhe types forprinting the serial numbers on the articles deposited are on theperiphery of a wheel, or wheels, 52, 53, etc., and where more than onewheel is used, they are arranged in a train of the kind and having themode of operation well known to those familiar with adding machines,registers and similar machines. r1`he shaft, 55, of the adding train, isjournaled in suitable bearings, formed with or attached to the box, 47,and one end of the shaft projects from the corresponding end of the boxand carries a ratchet wheel, 56, the teeth of which are engaged by apawl, 57, carried by an upwardly extending arm of a link 57., the end ofwhich is jointed to the lower arm of the lever, 36, the arrangement ofthe parts being such that when the hand lever, 44, is pulled down in thedirection of the arrow, the pawl will drag over the teeth of the ratchetwheel, and when the hand lever returns to its normal position, as shownin the drawings, the pawl will engage one of the teethV and rotate theshaf 55 through one of its predetermined units of step by step rotation.In this way a number 1s printed upon each of the articles as they areysuccessively deposited, and the numbers on the' .preferably providedwith partitions, 459, 60

and 61, or as many partitions as the conditions require or makedesirable, and these partitionsl are preferably cast with the back,

62, and bottom, 63, of the box, an advan? tage of this constructionbeing that it is strong and durable and affords a inn base Y for theprinting apparatus The partitions to this means for numbering thearticles, the

printing apparatus also has means for prmtmg upon the articles themonth, the day of the month and the hour of the day when the article isdeposited and the printing is done. For this purpose a time mechamsm iscontained inra box, 68, that occupies the compartment, 65, and is firmlyheld against displacement between ribs, or lugs, 69, projecting from thepartitions, 59 and 60. A shaft, 70, of this time -mechanism, 'which maycorrespond with the hand arbor of a clock or watch, projects through anopenlng in the die plate, 51, and carries a radial arm, 71, which inturn carries a type, 72, which may be shaped to imprint an arrow point.As the shaft, 70, rotates, the' arm, 71, moves in a circular depressionor counter-sink, 73, surrounding the opening through which the shaftpasses, and around this counter-sink the die plate carries the types,74, of the dial of a clock. The winding stem, 75, of the time mechanism.projects through the. top, 50, of the box, 47, and has a knurled head,

76, to which access may be had through'k an openin in the front wall ofthe receiver, which 1s kept closed by a door, 77, .provided with a lock,78. Instead of this means for indicating the hour, the principalobjection to which is that it re uires too much printing surface on theartic e, the hour may be printed by a die wheel, 79, which may carry theconsecutive numbers from 1 to 24, or, preferably, the numbers from 1 to12. In this latter instance the hour' wheel will derive its movementfrom the shaft, 70, through suitably arranged bevel gearing 79, so thatAit will make one revolution during each twelve hours, similarly to anordinary clock. In this event', if A.. M. andP. M. are t0 be vindicated,it may be done by a die wheel, 80,'

carrying the letters A. M. and P. M2 alternately andv deriving1 itsmovement from the hour wheel, 79, in w ich event each completerevolution of the hour wheel will' cause the A. M. and I. M. die wheelto move through one of its units of rotation, thereby alternatelychangin he indication of the die wheel 80 from A. to P. M., and viceversa. In like manner the da s of the month may be printed by a die weel, 81, which derives its movement from the hour wheel, 79, thearrangement being such that each two complete revolutions of the hourwheel will move the die wheel, 81, through one of its units ofrevolution. Preferably the days of the month are indicated b such a diewheel, 81, which is automatica ly controlled by the time mechanism asvabove described, but they ma .be indicated as shown in Fig. 4 b a s ardie wheel, 81l which is inten ed t0 be set manually. Likewise the diewheel, 82, for indicating the months is intended to be set manually, andto this end the diewheel, 81, is non-rotatively secured to its shaft,81", and the die wheel, 82, is secured to a sleeve, 83, which surroundssaid shaft, so that they are capable of free rotation, independently ofeach other. The shaft and sleeve carry gear wheels, 84 and 85, re-

spectively, and these gear wheels mesh with gear Wheels, 86 and 87,respectivel the two vperi heries of which are expose and accessi lethrou h an opening, 88, cut through the top, 50, o the box in positionto be conveniently reached through the door-way, 77,

of the receiver. These wheels, 86 and 87,

carry cylindrical flanges, or barrel like portions, 89 and 90,respectively and these ortions, 89 yand 90, are marked'with the ays ofthe month and the months, respectively, so that an arrow, or index, 91on the top of the casing will correctly indicate the printing positionsof the die wheels, 81 and 82. As the die wheels are arrangedrelativelyto each other, they will print the day after the month, but they'willappear in the reverse order on the flanges, 89 and 90, of the indicator.This, however, is immaterial. In order to prevent the random movement ofthe datin die wheels, they are provided with two w eels, 92 and 93,respectively, which are engaged by light spring dogs, 94, (Fig. 4) whichare intended to drag freely over the teeth when the die wheels are beingset.

The wrapper of the packageA comprises an envelo Jhaving a pocketportion, 4, a gummed ap, 4, and a stub, or check, 5, which projectsfromone end of the pocket portion, 4, of the envelop. The envelop may bearon either or both of its faces any desired printed matter, andparticularly the matter which is commonly used onde-I posit slips ofbanks, and more or less-of this matter may be duplicated on the pocketportion, 4, and the check, 5. It is also printed preferably on the flap4* with the necessary instructions for the'guidance of 4 teA which theprinting apparatus already described is adapted to print the date whenthe package is deposited and the serial number of the deposit,respectively. A The pocket portion also has an appropriately designatedspace, 99, in which the depositor is to write his name and a space, 100,in which to write the number of his account; ordinarily all of thematter appearing in F ig. 11 of the drawing will be rinted on thewrapper at the time it is dehvered to the depositor forV use, with theexception of the matter in the spaces, 97, 98 and 99. The depositorsaccount number in the space, 100, will probably be printed by anumbering machine before the wrapper is Ydelivered. to the depositor.VThe reverse side of the package is printed with the necessaryinstructions for' depositing it in the receiver. The pocket portion ofthe wrapper contains a sheet, 6,;

preferably of stout card-board, and this cardboard is provided with coinpockets, 8, which may be of any desired construction. One face of thecard-board has secured to it a pocket, 108, for paper money, securities,and the like, which it is desired to deposit. This pocket is made of asingle sheet of strong paper folded once upon itself, so that' one ofits leaves forms the bottom of the coin pockets, 8, while the other leafforms the pocket. The card, 6, is of somewhat greater width than thepocket, 103, and its projecting portion, as already described, forms akey 9 for unlocking the apparatus when the package is presented in themanner described. The key may, if

desired, be entirely separate and apart from the Wrapper and be a key ofany desired construction, adapted for use in customary manner, it beingintended that in this event each bank using the apparatus shall provideeach of its depositors with a key appropriate thereto, the locks of theapparatus of diiferent'banks being made of different combinations of thepermutation features inv themanner already described.

When the deposited articlel leaves the chute, 4G, it fall into the spacebetween the printing die,` 51, and the platen, 48, of the printingapparatus and is there supported in proper position to be-printed uponby a stop or platform, 104, consisting' of a plate secured to the loweredge of the platen in such manner that it is capable of sliding back andforth as, for instance, by bolts passing through slots in the plate andtapped into the platen, so that ltheir heads bear upon the under side ofthe plate and support it. This platform is normally held in a projectedposition'so that it crosses the 'path of the article by lightsprings105, secured at one end to the platen and at the other end to aportion of the platform, 104, which extends rearwardly and is secured toa slide, 106, carrying a pivotal lspring pressed pawl, 107, whichnormally rests upon the circular portion of the periphery of a disk,108, non-rotatively secured to the main shaft, 43. This disk, 108,carries an eccentrically located pin, 109, which is adapted to engagethe top side of an L-shaped push piece, 110, the lower end of which ispivoted to the arm, 111, of a stout lever, which is fulcrumed at 112 andtheother arm, 113, of which carries the platen, 48. The push piece, 110,is held normally in a position to be engaged by thevpi'n, 109, bya-l1ght spring, 114, and it is prevented from belng moved by this springbeyond its normal position by a shoulder, 115, on the lever arm, 111.The upper end of the push piece 1s located in the path of the pin, 109,so that as the hand lever, 44, is drawn down, the pin, 109, will engagethe push piece and force downward the lever arm, 111, in opposition tothe forceof a stout spring, 116. The pin, 109, is semi-circular, one ofits faces beino dressed oil" Ito a radial plane of the shaft, 43, sothat its front face is circular. It is manifest that as the main shaftis turned in the direction of the arrow, the pin will force the leverarm, 111, downward, thereby putting the spring,.116, under tension untilthe flat face of the pin escapes past the end of the push piece,whereupon the spring, 116, will contract and move the platen toward theprinting die with suiiicient force to do the printing'. At the same timeit will close the two blades of a cutter and sever the check, 5, fromthe pocket por- .'tion, 4, of the package. This cutter consists of twoknife blades, 117 and 118 vwhich are secured in grooves, `which extendvertically across the 'faces of the platen and printing die,respectively. The blade, 118, divides the printing die plate, 51, intotwo parts, and the rear edge of the blade 118 occupies a groove in theweb, 59, of the box, 47. These cutting blades are held in place byscrews, 119 and 120, respectively, which are tapped into the platen andtop, 50, of the box, and have enlarged heads which overlap and engagethe upper ends of the blades. The lower ends ofthe blades are preventedfrom escaping from the grooves by pins, 121, which occupy bores in theplaten and box,

and engage cam surfaces, 122, resulting from notches, 123, cut in thelower ends of the blades. (See Fig. 1a.) The ink lfor doing the printingis supplied by a ribbon, 124, which is wound upon spools, 125 and 120,supported, respectively, above and below the box, 47. These spools aredriven by power derived from the shaft, 55, of the adding train, and tothis end a gear wheel, 127, meshes with one or the other of two gearwheels, 128 and 129, which latter are arranged above and below the box,respectively. These gear wheels are carried by a bell-crank lever, 130,rigidly fixed to a lblock of rubber, confine `ceiver, as indicated bylrock shaft, 131, which passes through the box, 47, from end to end, andis of such shape that when at one extremity of its ermitted.

upon for this purpose. The end of the shaft 131 opposite that to whichthe bell-crank lever 130 is secured, carries a similar rigidly attachedbell-crank lever 130'IL in the arms of which are journaled the ribbonspools 125 and 126 respectively.

It will be observed that the force with which the platen is movedagainst the printing lform 1s always the same, and is in no sense underthe control lof the operator. The spring, 116, for doing this Work, ismade of sufficient strength and in order to prevent unnecessary shocksand jarring of the parts caused by the suddenness of the action ofy thisspring, a block, 132, of rubber or some other cushionin As shown, thiscushionin evice is a mere in a suitable recess, l33, in the support ofthe fulcrum bearing of the shaft, 112. After the printing is done andthe check is severed, the two parts fall into a gravitychute, 134,through which they pass by gravity and by vvhich they are conducted totheir desired destinations. As shown in the drawing, this chute,considered as a Whole, is a comparatively Wide but narrow tube, which isdivided by a partition plate, 135, into tWo entirely separate distinctbranches or chutes, 136 and 137. The severed check falls into the chute,136, and is conducted thereby to the delivery slot, 138, at the front ofthe casing, Where it is accessible to the depositor. The other chute,

137, may terminate Within the receiver, 1,

as indicated in Fig. 16, so that all of the deposited packages withtheir contents are received and contained within the receiver,

kto be removed by a. representative of the bank, access to the receiverbeing had through an opening which is kept normally closed by a door,139, at the end of the redotted lines in Fig. 2, or, if desired, thebranch, 137 of the chute may be continued through the bottom of thereceiver and carried to any desired point, more or less remote from thereceiver. For instance, the receiver may be located on the u per floorof a building having a number ci) stories, and the chute may be carrieddown through the building to a banking room on a lower floor.

It will thus be seen that the receiver is closed exceptingl for theadmission and delivery slots, 3 and 138, respectively, so that device isused. l

`the de ositor and means least to the extent of being protected asagainst meddlers.

When the hand lever, 44, is released, all of the parts are returned tonormal positions by a spring, 140, the receiver being provided withproperly disposed stop lugs, 141 and 142, for limiting the movement ofthe hand leverand other parts in'opposite directions. l

It is not necessary to here describe in detail the great variety ofsystems in which this apparatus may be used. This is a matter which isleft entirely to the discretion and judgment of the bank employing theapparatus inl its system of doing business.

What We claim as new is:

1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiverhaving an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiverin position to receive and print upon articles, comprising se arableindividual parts deposited through t e slot, said printing mechanismhaving a printing form having separate portions arranged in positionsto, at each operation of the apparatus, print upon both of said,individual parts, matter or characters indicating a deinite mutualserial relation of the individual parts of a given article, whenSeparated, means for operating the printing mechanism so that at eachoperation of the apparatus it will print u on both of said individualparts, means or severing each deposited article upon a line separatingits individual parts from each other, and means for automaticallydeliverin one of said separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt forthe other, said receiver being closed to the extent that after thedeposited article, while intact reaches a position to be printed upon itis thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

2. In an apparatus of the lclass described, the combination of areceiver having van admission slot, printing mechanism located Withinthe receiver in position to receive and` print upon articles, comprisingseparable individual parts, deposited through theslot, said printingmechanism havmg `a printing form having separate portions arranged inpositions to, at each operation of the'apparatus, print upon saidVindividual parts of the article, respectively, matter or charactersindicating a definite mutual serial relation of the individual parts ofa given article to each other, means for op erating said printingmechanism so that at each o erationof the apparatus it will print uponoth of said individual parts, means for severing eachof the depositedarticlesV upon a line separating its individual parts from each other,means for automatically delivering one of said se arated parts to orretainin and renderlng inaccessible the other of sai Sepaangaan aratedparts, said receiver being closed to the exteiitthat after a depositedarticle,

while intact, reaches aposition to be iprinted upon it is thereafterinaccessible to the de-4 positor, excepting as aforesaid.

3. In an apparatus of the class described,

rinting mechanism located print upon both of two separable individualparts of articles deposited through the slot, a stop for arresting thearticles in position to be printed upon, theV receiver being closed tothe extent of rendering the articles while intact inaccessible afterreaching the stop, said printing mechanism having a printing fornihaving separate portions arranged in positions to, at each operation ot'the apparatus, print upon both of said individual parts, matter orcharacters indicating a definite mutual serial relation of said parts toeach other, means for operating said printing mechanism, means forsevering each ofthe deposited articles upon a line separating itsindividual parts from each other, means for delivering one of theseparated parts to the depositor, and means for retaining and renderinginaccessible the other of said parts', said 'receiver being closedetcepting as aforesaid.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, 'the combination of areceiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within thereceiver in position to receive and rint upon articles, comprisingseparable individual parts, deposited ,through the slot, 'saidprintingmechanisin having separate portions arranged in positions to, ateach operationof the apparatus, print upon both of said individualparts, said (printing form having changeable types in icatinof seriainumbers, automatic means operated tby each operation of the apparatusfor changing said changeable types automatically, means for severingeach deposited article upon a line separating its individual parts fromeach other, and means for delivering one-of said separated parts to thedepositor, as a receipt for the other, said receiver bein closed to theextent that after a deposite article, While intact, reaches the positionto be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiverhaving an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiverin position to receive and print upon articles, comprising separableindividual parts, deposited through the slot, matter or charactersindicatin .a 4dea finite mutual serial relation of the in ividual partsof a given article, when separated, au'- tomatic means operated by eachoperation of the apparatus for severing each deposited article upon aline separating its individual' parts from each other and a gravityslideway arranged to receive one of theseparated parts and automaticallydeliver it to the depositor, as a recei t for the other of saidparts,said receiver ein" closed to the extent that after a deposited5article, while intact, reaches the lposition to be printed upon, it isthereafter inaccessible to the depositor,

6. In an a paratus of the class described, the combination of a receiverhaving an admission slot, printing mechanism located `within thereceiver in position to receive and print upon articles, comprisingseparable individual parts, said printing mechanisinhaving a printingform having separate duplicate portions arranged in positions tosimultaneously print upon both of said iiidividual arts matter orcharacters indicatimg a de 'te mutual serial relation of the individualparts of a given article to each other, means for severing eachdeposited v article upon a line separating its individual parts fromeach other, automatic means for operating said severing means at eachoperation of the apparatus and means for delivering one of saidseparated kparts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, saidreceiverbeing closed to the extent that after a deposited article, whileintact, reaches a osition to be printed upon, it is thereafterinaccessible to the depositor. 4

7. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a receiverhaving an admission slot, rinting mechanism located within the receiverin position 4to receive and print upon articles comprising separableincividual parts deposited through the slot, said printing mechanismhaving a printing form having separate portions, each of said separateportions having characters appropriate for printing the hours of theday, ai'r ranged in positions to print upon both of said individualparts, at each operation of the apparatus, means for severing each ofthe deposited articles upon a line separatinT its individual parts fromeach other, an means for delivering one of said separated parts to thedepositor, as a receipt for the other, 'said receiver being closed to.the extent that after a deposited article,.vvhile intact, reaches aposition to`be printed upon,

it is thereafter inaccessible to a depositor,

said printing mechanism having a printing Y form having separateportions With duplicate characters appropriate for printing the date,means Afor operating the printing mechanism whereby the date is printedupon iie both of said individual parts, at each operation of the aparatus, means for severing each of the eposited articles upon a lineseparatin its 1ndividual parts from each other, an means for deliveringone of said separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for theother, said receiver bein closed-to the extent that after a depositearticle, while intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it isthereafter inaccessible to .the deposltor, exceptin as aforesaid.

9. YIn an apparatus o the class described, the combination of a receiverhaving an admission slot, rinting mechanism located within the recelverin positionto receive and print upoir articles, comprising separableindividual parts, deposited through the slot, said printing mechanismhaving a printing form having separate duplicate portions havinchangeable characters appropriate for printing serial numbers, saidduplicate portions being arranged in positions to print the same serialnumber upon each of said individual parts, at each operation of theapparatus, means for operatmg the printing mechanism, automatic meansoperated at each operation of the apparatus for changing the serialnumber types of the printing form, means for severing each depositedarticle upon a line separating its individual parts from each other, andmeans yfor delivering one of saidseparated parts to the depositor, as areceipt for the other,said receiver being closed to the extent thatafter a deposited article, While intact, reaches a position to beprinted upon, it is thereafter inaccessible-to the deposltor, exceptingfor the delivery of one of its separate parts, as aforesaid.

10. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having,an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within thereceiver in position to receive and print upon articles, comprisingseparable individual parts deposited through the slot, said printingmechanism having a printing form having duplicate numbering Wheelsappropriate for printing serial numbers arranged impositions to printthe same serial number on both of said individual parts, at eachoperation of the apparatus, automatic means operated at each operationof the apparatus for changing the numbering Wheels, means for severingeach deposited article upon a line separating its individual parts fromveach other, and means for delivering one of said separated parts to thedepositor, as a receipt for the other, said receiver be'- ing closed tothe extent that after a depositedA article, while intact, reaches aposition to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to thedepositor, excepting for the delivery of one of its separate parts, asaforesaid. l

11. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an adlrial relation of the individual parts of a*mission slot, printing mechanism located Within the receiver inposition to receive and print upon articles, comprisin separableindividual parts, deposited trough the slot, said printin mechanismhaving a printing form having separate portions arranged in positions tosimultaneously print upon both of said individual parts matter orcharacters indicating a definite mutual segiven article to each other.means for severing each of the deposited articles upon a line separatingits individual parts from each other and means for delivering one ofsaid separated parts to the depositor, as a receipt for the other, saidreceiver being closed to the extent that after a deposited article,While intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafterinaccessible to the depositor, excepting for the delivery of one of itsseparateparts, as aforesaid.

12. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having' an admission slot, a shutter for closing it, printingmechanism located Within the receiver in position to receive and printupon articles deposited through the slot, means for automaticallyconducting the articles deposited through the slot to position to beprinted upon, and a lock for locking the shutter in closed position,said receiver being closed to the extent. that after a depositedarticle, While intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it isthereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

13. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot, a shutter for closing it, printingmechanism located Within the receiver and in`position to receive andprint upon the 105 articles deposited through the slot, a lock forlocking the shutter closed, and means common to the shutter and printingmechanism for opening the shutter when unlocked, said receiver beingclosed to the extent that 110 after a deposited article, While intact,reaches a position to be printed upon, it is thereafter inaccessible tothe depositor.

14. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination `o f areceiver having a slot 115 for the admission of articles havingpermutation features common to a given standard,

a shutter for closin said slot, and a permutation lock for loc ing theshutter closed, said lock having permutation tumblers hav- 120ingportions that are accessible through the slot complementary to theaforesaid permutation features of the article.

15. In an apparatus of the class described,

vthe combination of a receiver having a slot ceiver in position toreceive and print upon articles deposited through said slot, a shut- 130ter for closing said slot, a permutation lock for locking the shutterclosed, said lock having permutation tumblers having portions accessiblethrou h the slot complementary to the permutation features of thearticle, said receiver being closed tothe extent `that after a depositedarticle, While intact, reaches a position to be printed upon, it isthereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

16. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having a slot for the admission of articles having permutationfeatures coinmon to a given standard, a shutter for closing said slot, apermutation lock for locking the shutter closed, said lock havingpermutation tumblers Vcarried by the shutter, said tumblers havingportions accessible through the slot that are complementary to theaforesaid features of the articles, and means for opening the shutterWhen unlocked.

17. in an apparatus of the class described, the combination with areceptacle having a slot for the admission of articles havingpermutation features common to a given standard, a shutter adapted toclose said slot, a shaft capable of both rotary and longitudinalmovement relatively to the shutter and upon Which the shutter ismounted, means for normally preventing the shaft from rotating, saidsha-ft being provided With both circumferential and longitudinalgrooves, resulting in corresponding shoulders, a plurality ofpermutation tumblers pivoted to and carried by the shutter, saidtumblers having lingers which project in different angular directionsfrom the pivotal axes of thetuinblers, and Which normally project intothe circumferential grooves of the shaft, means for moving the shaftendvvise and thereby freeing it from the means for normally preventingits rotation and also bringing the ngers of the tumblers into thelongitudinal grooves, and means for thereafter rotating the shaft tomove the shutter;

18. ln an apparatus of the class described, the combination of apractically closed receiver having an admission slot, printing mechanismlocated Within the receiver and in position to receive and print uponarticles deposited through the slot, and a lock for locking the printingmechanism and preventing its operation and for also locking the shutterclosed, said lock having permutation tumblers accessible through theslot,

and common mechanism for opening the shutter when unlocked andthereafter oper- -ating the printing mechanism.

19. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of apractically closed receiver havin an admission slot, a shutter thereforhaving meansv for preventing the admission of inappropriate articles,printand .in position to receive and print upon articles depositedthrough the slot, and a lockI for locking both the shutter and theprinting mechanism.

20. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot, a shutter therefor, printingmechanism located `within the receiver and 1n position to receive andprint upon articles deposited through the slot, a gravity chute leadingfrom the admission slot to the printing mechanism for conducting' thedeposited articles from the slot to proper position to be received andprinted upon by the printing mechanism, a loclr for locking the shutter'closed, said lock having permutation tumblers and means operatingthrough the medium of the lock for opening the shutter When unlocked.

2l. ln an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot, a shutter therefor, printingmechanism located Within the receiver, a

gravity chute leadingV .from the admission slot to the printingmechanism for conducting the articles to proper position to be receivedand printed upon by the-printing mechanism, 'a loclr for locking theshutter closed, and connections between the shutter and printingmechanism for preventingthe operation of the printing mechanism Whilethe shutter is closed.

22. lln an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located Within thereceiver, a gravity .chute extending from the admission slot to theprinting ico mechanism for conducting the articles into lil@ ing fromthe slotl to the printing mechanism for conducting the articles intoposition to be printed upon, said printing mechanism having changeabletypes for printing upon the articles matter or characters indicating thehourof the day and the day of the month when the articles are deposited,respectively, and time mechanism for automatically changing the types ofthe printing mechanism, said receiver being closed to the extent thatafter a deposited article reaches a position to be printed upon, it isthereafter .65 ing mechanism located Within y'the receiver 'inaccessibleto the depositor.

24. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot, printing mechanism located within thereceiver, a gravity chute extending from the slot to the printingmechanism for conducting the artic es into position to be printed upon,said printing mechanism having a manually operabletype wheel forindicating the month and having also type wheels for indicating the dayof the month and the hour of the day, respectively, and' time mechanismfor operating the month, day' and hour type wheels of the printingmechanism, said receiver being closed to the extentthat after adeposited article reaches a position to be printed upon, it isthereafter inaccessible to the depositor.r

25. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot and a delivery slot, printingmechanism located within the receiver and thereby rendered inaccessible,said printing mechanism being also located in position to receive andprint upon articles deposited through the slot and `comprising separableindividual parts, said printing mechanism having means for printing uponthe individual parts of the article duplicate serial identication marks,means for severing the deposited article upon a line separating itsindividual parts and between the vduplicate identiication marks, and yagravity chute for conducting one of the severed parts to the deliveryslot, said receiver being closed to the extent that after a deposited vthe extent that after a deposited article reaches a position to beprinted upon, it is thereafter inaccessible to the depositor.

27. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot, a shutter therefor, aA lock forlocking said shutter closed, printing machanism located Vin position toreceive and print upon articles deposited through the slot, manuallyoperable means for opening the shutter Vwhen unlocked and means operatedby said manually operable means for operating the printing mechanism.

28. In an a paratus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot, an article having separableindividual parts, one of said parts consisting of a pocket havingprinted thereon lmatter appropriate to its purposes, and the other 4ofsaid individual parts consisting of a check or receipt having matterthereon a propriate to its purposes', and each of said individual partshaving appropriate spaces for receiving printed matter, printinmechanism located in position to receive an print upon the articledeposited through the admission slot, said printing mechanism havingseparate printing forms adapted to -print in the aforesaid blanks of thearticle said printing forms having types adapted to print mutual serialidentification characters or marks on both the fpocket part and thecheck or receipt part o the article deposited, means for severing thecheck or receipt part from the pocket part, and means for deliveringthem at diierent destinations.

29. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having an admission slot and a delivery slot, an article havingseparable individual parts, one of said parts consisting of a pocket andthe other consisting of a check or receipt, printing mechanism havingseparate printing forms located in positions to print upon theindividual parts of the article, respectively, said printing formshaving types adapted to print duplicate identification characters ormarks, said printing forms also being so located that at each operationof the apparatus they imprint both of said individual parts, means forsevering the check or receipt part from the pocket part and means forconducting the check or receipt and pocket to different points ordestinations.

30. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of areceiver having a slot for the admission of articles having permutationfeatures common to a given standard, a shutter for said slot havingtumblers having permutation features corresponding with the permutationfeatures of the article deposited, whereby the introduction through theslot of an article having appropriate permutation features moves thetumblers and frees the shutter, permitting it to be opened manually.

Witnesses:

vLouis A. KOEN, .M. P. ScHRocK, Jr.

